pacifistic C2+ Topic:War & Conflict US /ˌpæsɪˈfɪstɪk/ UK /ˌpæsɪˈfɪstɪk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj opposed to violence or war as a means of settling disputes His pacifistic principles kept him out of every armed conflict. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · opposed to violence or war... nonviolentpeaceabledovishantimilitaristpeaceful ↔ Opposites militaristicbellicosewarlikehawkish Word family Derived forms pacifistically Related forms pacifistpacifismpacify Etymology AI details From pacifist + -ic, ultimately from Latin pacificus 'peacemaking', from pax 'peace' + facere 'to make'. pacificus Latin pax Latin View etymology graph -> Topics War & Conflict Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pacifistic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌpæsɪˈfɪstɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌpæsɪˈfɪstɪk/ ## Meanings 1. opposed to violence or war as a means of settling disputes ## Examples - His pacifistic principles kept him out of every armed conflict. ## Synonyms - nonviolent - peaceable - dovish - antimilitarist - peaceful ## Antonyms - militaristic - bellicose - warlike - hawkish ## Derived Forms - pacifistically ## Related Forms - pacifist - pacifism - pacify ## Roots and Affixes - Root: pacificus - Root: pax ## Etymology From pacifist + -ic, ultimately from Latin pacificus 'peacemaking', from pax 'peace' + facere 'to make'. ## AI Etymology Pacifistic is from pacifist + -ic, ultimately from Latin pacificus 'peacemaking', from pax 'peace' + facere 'to make'. Important recorded forms include pacificus (Latin) and pax (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers opposed to violence or war as a means of settling disputes. The wider family includes derived forms such as pacifistically and related words such as pacifist, pacifism, and pacify. ## Topics - War & Conflict - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown